School Calendar Amended, May 10th Last Day For Students

Changes were made to the school calendar by the Board of Education last night that will result in Russell County students finishing the current school year on May 10^th.   The changes include cancelling Professional Development days for teachers which would have allowed students to have the day off from classes this Friday, January 27th and again on Friday, February 3^rd.

Superintendent Kenny Pickett said most teachers have completed their required number of Professional Development training hours and those that haven’t will obtain the final hours needed before the semester ends in May.  The final dates for teachers are now May 11^th and 12^th.

Those changes will remain in place if school is not missed due to inclement weather.  For the first time in several years, and possibly the first time ever, winter weather has not forced Russell County Schools to close during the month of January and based on current weather forecasts, missing school due to winter weather isn’t likely before the end of the month. 

The calendar for the 2012-2013 school year was adopted Monday night by the School Board.  After summer break, teachers will return to work August 6^th with students returning August 8th.  The schedule includes a three day fall break….October 10^th, 11^th and 12^th plus the regular weekend.  Christmas break will begin December 20^th with students returning to the classroom January 2^nd.  Final day of school for students next year will be May 13^th and May 16^th for teachers.



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